The inquiry, headed by Mal Peters, released its report in November. It essentially recommended against selling the site, but angered local campaigners by suggesting the school be split in two.

Mr Kaye was unsure what Ms Firth was waiting for. ``The minister has been sitting on the report for at least 11 weeks,'' he told the Advertiser.

``There's actually nothing to discuss there. It's not like she needs to take more evidence ... the school, students and parents have let the minister know in absolute certain terms what they want.''

Mr Kaye said the ``only real issue'' that remained was the control of the boarding school and the farm. ``There's no sense it handing it over,'' he said.

``To take those two away would destroy the viability as an agricultural school ... you can't have a farmer without a farm.''

Mr Kaye said Ms Firth needed to resolve the current uncertainty surrounding the school's future.

``This would have been her opportunity to give the current year 12 the certainty of knowing what the future of their school will be,'' he said.

``If the Treasury is giving her pressure, it's time for the education needs of rural youth and also young people of south-west Sydney to be put ahead of some short-term issue of the budget.''

The action group Save Hurlstone's Educational Agricultural Property (SHEAP) will meet with Ms Firth next week, along with the school council and Parents and Citizens Association.